The main round which begins today will see No 1 seed Nguyễn Tiến Minh of the host facing Indian Aditya Joshi. No 2 Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei will face Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, also from India, in the men’s singles event.

Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand will play Vietnamese Nguyễn Thùy Linh. And No 2 Vũ Thị Trang of the host will play Rituparna Das from India in the women’s singles event. — VNS